1、专业英语八级（作文）模拟试卷 67及答案与解析 一、 PART V WRITING 1 In many countries, like China and the UK, physical Education (PE) is compulsory in state schools until the age of 16. Every year, however more and more parents believe that their children shouldnt have to participate in physical activity if they dont want
2、to and that it is not a conducive educational activity or environment. The followings are opinions from both educators and parents on this issue. Read them carefully and write your response in NO LESS THAN 300 words, in which you should: 1. summarize briefly the opinions from both sides; 2. give you
3、r comment Educator Gwen Randall, Principal of Millennium Primary School, UK Participation in sport promotes health. The effect on self-esteem and well-being as a product of sport can only be experienced by certain children if forced by their schools to first participate. Government is, or should be,
4、 concerned with the health of its citizens. Besides, encouraging physical activity in the young through compulsory PE fights child obesity and contributes to forming lifelong habits of exercise. In addition, physical education helps to forge character and the mutual respect required to succeed in an
5、 adult environment. Playing team sports builds character and encourages students to work with others, as they would be expected to do in most business or sporting environments. Sport teaches children how to win and lose with good grace and builds a strong school spirit through competition with other
6、 institutions. Compulsory physical education is the only means by which all children can be forced to appreciate such advantages. Parents David Batty Students should be allowed a choice with relation to their school subjects, including physical education. Children know, often from early ages, what t
7、hey want to do with their life from what subjects they enjoy and those they dont. Lots of children dont want to do physical education; it is different from any other lesson it is about what one does with ones body. For those not confident about their bodies, why should they be forced to go through t
8、he embarrassment and stress of a PE class when they could be spending the time most constructively and happily in a classroom? Fiona Haslam Sport is a waste of school time and resources. One or two PE lessons a week make very little difference to an individuals health but a huge difference to a scho
9、ols budget. It creates a whole extra department in schools, wasting a great deal of money and time that could be better spent on academic lessons. It also requires schools buildings to be surrounded by a large amount of land for playing fields, making it prohibitively expensive to build new schools
10、in urban areas. The quality of teaching is low, as students are taught in huge classes. On the other hand, the quality of teaching and of equipment goes up if there are fewer (but keener) students taking the subject. Kevin Brennan Successful sporting nations realise that sports, like any other speci
11、alised subjects, are best taught to selected groups that display both talent and interest in the field forcing all to compete holds back the able and punishes the less able. The right way to go is to liberate those that dont want to participate, and allow those that are extremely keen to go to acade
12、mies that focus their talents more efficiently than a regular school ever could. Furthermore, our children are burdened enough in schools already, especially at the older end of the system, with multiple examinations. PE simply adds, needlessly, to this hectic schedule. 2 Now China has about 20 girl
13、s middle schools, most of which are owned by government. The only private one was established recently in Guangdong. Its establishment gained the support of local government. Since its foundation, it has caused a wide discussion in society at large. The following are opinions on the necessity of gir
14、ls school. Read them carefully and write your response of NO LESS THAN 300 words, in which you should: 1. summarize briefly the opinions; 2. give your comment. Zhong Yijun: Girls schools are paid more attention to in developed countries. Historically, China has also had very successful schools of th
15、is kind, such as the very famous Shanghai Third Middle School. Girls schools are able to design special courses based on the characteristics of women to make up for weaknesses in traditional education and are better for girls to take advantage of their inherent strengths. As long as these schools ar
16、e well directed, they will uncover womens greatest potential and cultivate outstanding women. Wang Jiaye: In intelligence and emotional development, boys and girls have their respective features. Tailoring education specifically to girls is the essential purpose of girls schools. Girls schools today
17、 dont go back to the closeted education of the past and they dont just add some courses for women. Instead, the newly built girls middle school has made it very clear from the beginning that it will teach students based on gender. Teaching methods for some courses such as mathematics, physics and ch
18、emistry, would be specially designed for girls. At the same time, classes will be offered by the school based on young womens advantages in imaginative thinking, appreciation of art and literature, and foreign language learning. Xiao Cao: In my opinion, the true purposes of setting up girls school a
19、re: first, the use of the establishment as a brand to attract students from wealthier families; second, they want to restrain impulses of youth, which is just suppressing their emotional needs and is bad for their growth. China used to have many girls schools but most of them were shut down along wi
20、th the progress of society. In ancient times, girls didnt have the right to go to school for education, and some were even dressed as boys to sneak into schools in pursuit of knowledge. Girls schools appeared later as a demonstration of giving them the right to education. But girls schools have many
21、 disadvantages, and the most important one is that it isolates girls and is bad for their emotional development Thats why there are now few girls schools in China. Setting up girls schools is regressive rather than progressive. Wen Xianliang: Separating boys and girls and giving them different educa
22、tion is negative. A girls school is not good for the equal rights of men and women, neither is it good for good communication between these two groups in the future. Whats worse, its not good for the development of childrens gender identities. Separating boys and girls to avoid puppy love is a negat
23、ive behavior. Cultivating gender identities from an early age is in accordance with the development trends of society. Wu Zhongkui: A girls middle school is not a good choice. Its very important for girls at this age to maintain contact with boys. Its a very significant phase of life and isolating g
24、irls during this period is harmful to their emotional development since the society is mixed and there are two genders. These girls will have difficulties or psychological problems in society in dealing with boys in the future. As a transition, girls schools may be OK for girls to stay for one or tw
25、o years, but staying there too long is definitely not good. 3 Xiamen University, one of the leading universities in China, began to ban tour groups from entering its campus. However, individual tourists are still allowed to enter the campus after registration. In order to prevent the large crowds of
26、 tourists from affecting their campus environment and teaching order, other universities have already taken similar measures. From the following two excerpts, you can find such move seems to have received both applause and criticism. Write an article of NO LESS THAN 300 words, in which you should: 1
27、. summarize the opinions from both sides, and then 2. express your opinion towards such move, especially whether tourists should be banned from campuses. Excerpt 1 Its better for universities to moderately open their tourism resources than to ban tourists outright. Campus tourism has pros and cons,
28、and so how to balance tourism and academic work is key. Here, we stress moderation. Tourists should be allowed on campuses but campus resources must not be over occupied by tourist groups. If schools can properly make money from tourism to supplement their daily expenses, its a win-win game. If univ
29、ersity tours develop into a good project, students can have more opportunities to make money and even start their own businesses. Tourists will surely spend money on campus tours. Besides, students can also serve as tour guides to present schools culture and history to the visitors. Tourism is in na
30、ture an economic activity. Universities can charge fees for campus tours, and this to some extent helps to improve the schools economic situation. Universities fame and influence will be further expanded once campus tours are well developed. This is probably what all universities and colleges hope t
31、o see. With the expansion of college recruitment, the competition among universities is increasingly fierce. Thus, making themselves known and appreciated by more people will be very important for universities. Meanwhile, as a kind of public education resource, apart from educating students, univers
32、ities also have certain social responsibilities. By opening to tourists, universities can help ordinary people pick up some scientific and cultural knowledge. Particularly, universities resources are unused in holidays. At that time, its a good idea to develop these prestigious universities into edu
33、cation bases, receiving visiting groups and tourist groups. Excerpt 2 Nowadays, some travel agencies list prestigious universities as tourist sites. University students and teachers are greatly disturbed. Take Wuhan University in central Chinas Hubei Province for example the university is famous for
34、 its spring cherry blossoms and thus, when the flowers blossom, the campus always becomes overcrowded. Then the school decided to charge ticket fees, saying that the income would help the university to strengthen the management. This practice is unwise. To what extent can a 10-yuan ticket prevent pe
35、ople from entering the campus? How does the university spend their ticket income? Compared with Wuhan University, what Xiamen University has done is much more acceptable. Tour groups are banned from entering the campus, but individuals are still permitted to enter. If you want to feel the unique atm
36、osphere of this beautiful university, you can go by yourself, instead of joining any tourist groups. Thus, students normal life will not be interrupted and the school doesnt need to worry about how to keep the campus in order. Universities are not scenic spots, but places of learning. A peaceful env
37、ironment for teaching and academic work is the basic requirement. Visitors are free to appreciate the beauty of this university, but the precondition is that they should not disturb those who are studying and teaching there. 4 Recent years have seen an increasing number of children becoming the vict
38、ims of abuse. Fortunately, education on sex safety is now on the agenda in primary schools. However, the path to universal sex education is never smooth. The following article presents the current situation of sex education in China. Write an article of NO LESS THAN 300 words, in which you should: 1
39、. summarize briefly the main content; 2. give your comment. China is making strides on sex education in schools, according to a noted sexologist in the country. “The Chinese governments general attitude toward sexuality and sex education has been more and more open,“ said Li Yinhe, a leading sexolog
40、ist in China and a fellow with the Institute of Sociology at the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences. “When I was in Peking University back in 1988, I intended to open a course on the sociology of sex, but the university did not approve it.“ Li said. “But Renmin University later opened a similar cour
41、se, lectured by Pan Suiming.“ Pan, a well-known sexologist in China, is the founder and director of the Institute of Sexuality and Gender at Renmin University. He has run a series of courses on the sociology of sex since the 1980s, which are well received by college students. He said at the Institut
42、e of Sexuality and Gender that “sex education should be a part of the compulsory education“. The panelists made some comparisons between sex education in the US and China “Students cannot start to receive sex education after entering their adolescence, because all the compulsory education is advance
43、d,“ Pan said. “Also, sex education should be absolutely compulsory, not only for students, but also for parents and government.“ “Elementary sex education on students in the US begins from primary or secondary schools,“ Wang Zheng, associate professor of Women and Gender Studies at the University of
44、 Michigan, told China Daily when asked about the differences in sex education between China and the US. In the US, primary schools teach students the reproductive process, gender differences, personal hygiene and sexual morality. Among secondary schools, students will learn more about sexual maturit
45、y as well as how to protect themselves from sexual harassment. “China should learn from the experiences from the US, and popularize sex education among primary and secondary schools,“ Wang said. Secondary schools have attached increasing importance to sex education. “Recently, the Ministry of Educat
46、ion of China released an official document, requiring experimental courses on sexuality among secondary schools,“ Li told China Daily. Wang said that there are obstacles China has to overcome in order to implement universal sex education, because sex education does not receive adequate attention and
47、 resources. However, Wang also shared with Li the same vision of future sex education in China, saying that “China has already begun to push forward the implementation of sex education.“ Starting in 2008, Zhang Meimei, director of the Sex Education Center at Beijings Capital Normal University, worke
48、d with the Municipal Commission of Education to conduct Beijing-based research on the syllabuses of sex education for primary and secondary schools. More than 50 primary schools in Beijing have opened experimental sex education courses, according to China Youth Daily. “Compared to the old generation
49、s in China, teenagers in the 21st century have more access to sexual knowledge,“ Li said. “The awareness of gender and sexuality has heightened to some extent, but not enough.“ 专业英语八级（作文）模拟试卷 67答案与解析 一、 PART V WRITING 1 【正确答案】 PE Should Be Made Compulsory in Schools Although physical education has been a compulsory curriculum in primary and middle schools in many countries, debate over this policy never ceases, with a broad spectrum of opinions running from enthusiastic praise to severe criticism. Many educators endorse com
